Lessons the American Education System Could Learn from the Olympic Decathlon Competition

In this report from London's Olympic Stadium, Gov. Wise suggests that American students could take a lesson from decathletes and cross-train in competencies and skills.

If more American students received an education that incorporated core content knowledge with problem solving, creative thinking, and self-reflection, the United States could once again have the "world's greatest students" in addition to having the "world's greatest athletes."

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